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RESEARCH GAZETTE

June 2018 Grant Awards

Total Awards: $2,154,957.59
Dr. Carrie Arroyo; Social Work; $78,816 (additional funds); Transitioning to Mental Wellness: Improving Academic Achievement through Mental Health; Hogg Foundation
Dr. Tonya Davis; Educational Psychology; $52,800; Thrive Partnership Grant Proposal; Thrive Behavioral Consulting, LLC
Dr. Jay Dittman; Physics; $24,522 (additional funds); Experimental High Energy Physics at the LHC Physics Center at Fermilab; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Dr. Eva Doyle; Health and Human Sciences; $1,769 (additional funds); Healthy Babies Project; McLennan County Public Health
Dr. Kenichi Hatakeyama, Physics; $20,000 (additional funds); LHC Physics Center Graduate Scholar – 2018; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory K Robert
Dr. Kathy Hurtt; Accounting & Business Law; $15,000; Developing a Non-profit Fraud Prediction Model Using Time Series Analysis; West Virginia University
Dr. Truell Hyde II; Academic Affairs; $8,000; Midway ISD Project; Midway Independent School District
Dr. Sung Joon Jang; Academic Affairs; $354,838; The Trauma Healing Program for Offenders: An Empirical Assessment; American Bible Society
Dr. Steve McClain; Mechanical Engineering; $173,115; DNS, LES and RANS/DERM Modeling for Design Optimization of Additively Manufactured Internal Turbine Cooling Passages; Pennsylvania State University
Dr. Tao Mei; Mathematics; $52,435 (additional funds); Fourier Multipliers on Noncommutative Lp Spaces; National Science Foundation
Dr. Holly Oxhandler; Social Work; $55,192; John Templeton Grant with Bowling Green State University; Bowling Green State University
Dr. Kristen Padilla-Mainor; Education Psychology; $36,587; Midway Independent School District-Applied Behavior Analysis Partnership Grant; Midway ISD
Dr. Clint Patterson; Student Activities; $500; ACSD Research Grant Application; Association for Christians in Student
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; Education Leadership; $3,319; Baylor Sport Management & SMG Graduate Assistant Program – Position 1 – 2018 Summer; Service Management Group
Dr. Daniel Romo; Chemistry and Biochemistry; $339,513 (additional funds); Characterization of isoform-specific stress-activated protein kinases and heart macromolecular ensembles: Regulation of Cardiac Mechanical Function by Stress-Activated MAP Kinases; Central Tx Veterans Health Care System
Dr. Rebecca Sheesley; Environmental Science; $32,500; Analysis of San Antonio Field Study 2017 Monitoring Data; University of Houston
Dr. Cheolho Sim; Biology; $346,250; The Role of Foxo Pathway in Culex Pipens Diapause; National Institute of Health
Dr. Jon Singletary; Social Work; $121,102 (additional funds); Mastering Your Marriage; Chris Kyle Frog Foundation
Dr. Alden Smith; Classics; $1,000; Chrysis: A New Edition of Enea Silvio Piccolomini’s Comedy; Classical Association of the Middle West & South
Dr. Charles Tolbert; Sociology; $193,339; Leveraging Big Data to Investigate and Support “Vetrepreneurs”; Texas A & M University
Dr. Gaynor Yancey: Social Work; $10,000; Congregational Social Work Scholars - Christian Life Commission; Christian Life Commission
Dr. Alex Yokochi; Mechanical Engineering; $234,360.59; Converting Natural Gas to Liquid Fuels by Low Energy Electrical Corona Discharge Processes; Oregon State University

July 2018 Grant Awards

Total Awards: $5,133,427
Dr. Erich Baker, Computer Science; $82,521 (additional funds); Complex systems analysis of the impact of alcohol on the skeleton in non-human primates; Oregon State University
Dr. Jay Dittman; Physics; $24,522 (additional funds); Experimental High Energy Physics at the LHC Physics Center at Fermilab; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Dr. Stephen Evans; Philosophy; Dr. Byron Johnsen and Dr. Sung Joon Jang; Baylor Institute of Studies of Religion; $1,987,299; Accountability as a Relational Virtue; Templeton Religion Trust
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $12,978; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Axtell ISD; $3,252; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $7,645; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training (Fall); Blooming Grove ISD; $4,000; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $7,645; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training (Spring); Blooming Grove ISD
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $12,978; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Bosqueville ISD; $3,831; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $10,666; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Bruceville Eddy ISD; $4,409; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $11,822; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Crawford ISD; $3,831; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $15,880; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Hillsboro ISD; $2,675; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $15,290; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Italy ISD; $5,000; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $15,000; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Meridian ISD; $3,500; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $10,666; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; McGregor ISD; $4,409; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $13,500; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Moody ISD; $3,253; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $10,666; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Riesel ISD; $4,409; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $14,000; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Rosebud-Lott ISD; $3,831; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $13,872; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Vanguard College Preparatory School; $3,515; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $16,184; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Whitney ISD: $3,831 South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $15,028; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; West ISD; $3,253; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Andrew Gallucci; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $15,290; Graduate Assistantship for Master’s in Athletic Training; Frost ISD; $4,418; South West Sports Medicine
Dr. Brian Garner; Mechanical Engineering; $8,041: Motion Capture Analysis of Team Calf-Roping and Trainers; Pro Equine Group, Inc.
Dr. Mack Grady; Electrical and Computer Engineering; $131,202 (additional funds); Where is the Greatest Threat of MHD-E3 - On the High Voltage Power Grid, or on the Medium Voltage Power Distribution System and Customers?; Office of Naval Research
Dr. Debra Harris; Family and Consumer Sciences; $28,057; The role environmental surfaces play in the transmission of pathogens in healthcare settings: a systemic literature review and meta-analysis; Healthcare Surfaces Summit Inc.
Dr. Brandon Herrera; Electrical and Computer Engineering; $42,902 (additional funds); Research and Engineering Development in Support of the Effective Launch and Control of Zenneck Surface Waves for Wireless Power Transfer and Related Applications; Texzon Technologies, LLC
Dr. Bill Hockaday; Geosciences; $57,667 (additional funds); Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP); National Science Foundation
Dr. Tamara Hodges; Education Psychology; $75,000 (additional funds); EnAbled for College II; AT&T Foundation
Dr. Susan Johnsen; Education; $10,000; Project Promise: A Pre-College Program for Low-Income Gifted Students; Independent Bank
Dr. Kathy Krey; Texas Hunger Initiative; $600,003; Research on Food Security in Texas; Share Our Strength
Dr. Kathy Krey; Texas Hunger Initiative; $50,000 (additional funding); Community Impact Grant Dallas Region; United Way of Metropolitan Dallas
Dr. Ramon Lavado; Environmental Sciences; $199,976; Identifying Spatially-explicit Profiles of Endocrine Disruption Activity during Low Flows in East Canyon Creek, Utah; Carollo Engineers, Inc.
Dr. Joaquin Lugo; Psychology & Neuroscience; $8,000; The use of dietary supplementation of vitamin D to reduce seizures, behavioral comorbidities, and osteoporosis in a mouse model of epilepsy; Burroughs Wellcome Fund
Dr. Lorin Matthews; Physics; $109,999 (additional funds); Dynamics of strongly coupled complex plasma systems with directed ion flow; National Science Foundation
Dr. Steve McClain; Mechanical Engineering; $131,327 (additional funds); Frost Thickness and Roughness Evolution on Cold-Soaked, Fuel-Laden Wings; Federal Aviation Administration
Dr. Jeffery Petersen; Educational Leadership; $18,075; Baylor Sport Management & SMG Graduate Assistant Program - Position 2- 2018-19; Service Management Group
Dr. Jeffery Petersen; Educational Leadership; $18,052; Baylor Sport Management & SMG Graduate Assistant Program - Position 3- 2018-19; Service Management Group
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; Education Leadership; $10,484; Baylor Sport Management & McLennan Athletics Graduate Assistant Program; McLennan Community College
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; Education Leadership; $18,052; Baylor Sport Management & SMG Graduate Assistant Program - Position 3- 2018-19; SMG
Dr. Daniel Romo; Chemistry and Biochemistry; $479,552; Utility and Application of Unsaturated Acylammonium Salts; National Science Foundation
Dr. Jon Singletary; Social Work; $112,112; SERVE Women + Girls Project: (Support/Encourage/Respect/Value & Empower); Grant Me the Wisdom Foundation
Dr. Jon Singletary and Dr. Carrie Arroyo; Social Work: $188,610 (additional funds); The BEAR (Be Emotionally Award and Responsive) Project - Waco ISD and GSSW; Waco ISD
Dr. John Wood; Chemistry and Biochemistry; $450,000; Synthetic Studies of Physiologically Important Natural Products; National Science Foundation
Dr. Zhenrong Zhang; Physics; $11,447; OP: Surface- and Coherence-Enhanced Raman Sensing on MoS2 Heterogeneous Catalysts; National Science Foundation

August 2018 Grant Awards

Total Awards: $3,453,390.50
Dr. Peter M. Allen; Geosciences; $35,000 (additional funds); Development of Sediment Budgets for Soft Calibration and Determination of Legacy Sediment Contributions for the CEAP Assessment; US Department of Agriculture
Dr. Darrin Bellert; Chemistry & Biochemistry; $110,000; Earth Abundant Transition Metal Oxides and Carbides as Super-Atom Molecular Analogs to Platinum; American Chemical Society
Dr. Kevin Chambliss; Arts and Sciences; $156,564 (additional funds); TK0180337 Effect of Exposure Conditions on Laboratory-Derived Sampling rates for POCIS Devices; Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
Dr. Tonya Davis; Education Psychology; $47,520; Baylor University Applied Behavior Analysis Graduate Program Partnership; Focus Behavioral Associates
Dr. Eva Doyle; Health, Human Performance & Recreation; $32,242; Community Health Education Project; McLennan County Public Health
Dr. Gary Elkins; Psychology & Neuroscience; $713,061 (additional funds); Self-administered hypnosis treatment for the management of hot flashes in women: A randomized clinical trial; National Institute of Health
Dr. Nathan Elkins; Art and Art History; $6,000; Images of Praise: Roman Art and Coinage from the Late Republic to Trajan; University of Cincinnati Classics Department
Dr. Annie T. Ginty; Psychology & Neuroscience; $34,729.50; AXA Scientific Outreach Grant: Stress; AXA Research Fund
Dr. Jon Harrison; Mathematics; $14,999; Texas Analysis and Mathematical Physics Symposium; National Science Foundation
Dr. Thomas Hibbs; Honors College; $25,000; CUA Fall Sabbatical; The Catholic University of America
Dr. Jonathan Hu; Electrical and Computer Engineering; $202,212; GOALI: Design of Chalcogenide Glass Fiber Devices for Mid-Infrared Applications; National Science Foundation
Dr. Scott James; Geosciences; $27,170; Nutrient modeling and biomass accumulation for macroalgae; The Climate Foundation
Dr. Kathy Krey; Texas Hunger Initiative; $60,000; Shield-Ayres Foundation-Texas Hunger Initiative – 2018 Spring Grant Cycle; Shield-Ayres Foundation
Dr. Joaquin Lugo; Psychology & Neuroscience; $415,500; Signaling Mechanisms Underlying Epilepsy and Autism Comorbidity-R15 Resubmission; National Institute of Health
Dr. Kristen Padilla-Mainor; Education Psychology; $36,587; Waco Independent School District-Applied Behavior Analysis Partnership Grant; Waco ISD
Dr. Mikeal Parsons; Religion; $5,000; Toward a Baptist Pedagogy; Wabash Center
Dr. Jeffrey Pettersen; Education Leadership; $17,774; Baylor Sport Management & AFCA Graduate Assistantship Program - Position 3; American Football Coaches Association
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; Education Leadership; $17,774; Baylor Sport Management & AFCA Graduate Assistantship Program - Position 1; American Football Coaches Association
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen; Education Leadership; $17,774; Baylor Sport Management & AFCA Graduate Assistantship Program - Position 2; American Football Coaches Association
Dr. Alexander Pruss; Philosophy; $34,000; Graduate Fellowship; Society of Christian Philosophers
Dr. Eric Robinson; Education Psychology; $22,680; Proposal for Assessment and Transition Planning for students with special needs within the Waco Independent School District (WISD) Grant; Waco Independent School District
Dr. Stacy Ryan; Psychology & Neuroscience; $29,783 (additional funds); Behavioral Incentives to Increase Caregiver Engagement in Juvenile Drug Courts; Medical University of South Carolina
Dr. Thad Scott; Biology; $288,727 (additional funds); Experimental demonstration of pond nutrient and sediment retention for watershed management: Phase 1- Background concentrations and loads; Beaver Watershed Alliance
Dr. Alex Yokochi; Mechanical Engineering; $390,233 (additional funds); Converting Natural Gas to Liquid Fuels by Low Energy Electrical Corona Discharge Processes; Oregon State University

SPOTLIGHT

Publications

Dr. Stephanie Boddie, assistant professor of church and community ministries, published Urban Ministry Reconsidered: Contexts and Approaches, Vol. Edited volume, p. 320, August 14, 2018, with co-authors Dr. R. Drew Smith, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, and Dr. Ronald E. Peters, Interim Pastor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh.
Christopher Boudreaux and co-authors Dr. Boris Nikolaev, Dr. Shelby Garner, Julia Hitchcock and Philip Young authored, “Capital is not enough: Opportunity Entrepreneurship and Formal Institutions” accepted for publication in Small Business Economics, May 2018.
Dr. Bryan W. Brooks, distinguished professor, published “Journal of Applied Ecology” in Spatial, Temporal, and Experimental: Three Study-Design Cornerstones for Establishing Defensible Numeric Criteria for Freshwater Ecosystems, Vol. 55, p. 2114-2123, 2018, with co-authors J.M. Taylor, J.A. Back and R.S. King, professor.
Dr. Bryan W. Brooks, distinguished professor, published “Marine Pollution Bulletin” (Bulletin) in Sex May Influence Environmental Diphenhydramine Accumulation in Round Stingrays, Issue 135, p. 648-653, 2018, with co-authors K. Lyons and S.R. Burket.
Dr. Bryan W. Brooks, distinguished professor, published “Science of the Total Environment” in Comparative Behavioral Toxicology of Two Common Larval Fish Models: Exploring Relationships Between Modes of Action and Locomotor Responses, Vol. 460-461, p. 1587-1600, 2018, with co-authors W.B. Steele, L.A. Kristofco, Dr. J. Corrales, G.N. Saari, S.P. Haddad, E.P. Gallagher, T.J. Kavanagh and J. Kostal.
Dr. Bryan W. Brooks, distinguished professor, published “Journal of Hazardous Materials” in Spatio-Temporal Bioaccumulation and Trophic Transfer of Ionizable Pharmaceuticals in a Semi-Arid Urban River Influenced by Snowmelt, Issue 359, p. 231-240, 2018, with co-authors S.P. Haddad, A. Luek, W.C. Scott, G.N. Saari, S.R. Burket, L.A. Kristofco, Dr. J. Corrales and J.B. Rasmussen.
Dr. Bryan W. Brooks, distinguished professor, published “Journal of Visualized Experiments” in Experimental Protocol for Examining Behavioral Response Profiles in Larval Fish: Application of the Neurostimulant Caffeine, 2018, with co-authors W.B. Steele and R. Mole.
Dr. Owen Brown, assistant professor, co-authored “The Effects of Specialist Type and Estimate Aggressiveness on Juror Judgments of Auditor Negligence,” with Jonathon Pyzoha, Andrew Reffett and Jonathan Grenier, at the University of Cincinnati Research Workshop, held May 2018 at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dr. Marjorie Cooper, professor, authored “Wisdom: Skill for Living in a Complex World” accepted for publication in Christian Business Review, June 2018.
Dr. Charles Davis, professor of accounting, and co-author J. Bernhart published “Ten Tips to Improve Your Presentation Slide Deck” accepted for publication in Strategic Finance, May 2018.
Dr. Julie deGraffenried, associate professor, published “Review of Johnathan Luxmoore, The God of the Gulag: Volume One, Martyrs in an Age of Revolution and Volume Two, Martyrs in an Age of Secularism (Gracewing, 2016)” in Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Vol. 69, Issue 1, p. 221-223, 2018.
Dr. Julie deGraffenried, associate professor, published “Review of Svetlana Aleksievich, Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Tragedy” (Picador, 2005 reprint) in The Oral History Review, Vol. 44, Issue 1, p. 144-146, April 2017.
Dr. Julie deGraffenried, associate professor, published “Combating God and Grandma: The Soviet Anti-Religious Campaigns and the Battle for Childhood” (a chapter) in The Dangerous God: Christianity and the Soviet Experiment, Vol. ed. Dominic Erdozain, Issue Northern Illinois University Press, 2017.
Dr. Nathan T. Elkins, associate professor of art history, published “Aequitas and Iustitia on the Coinage of Nerva: A Case of Visual Panegyric” in Numismatic Chronicle, Vol. 177, p. 93-107, 2017.
Dr. C. Stephen Evans, University professor of philosophy and humanities, published A History of Western Philosophy: From the Pre-Socratics to Postmodernism, p. 600 +, October 2018.
Ernest Fletcher, clinical associate professor, and co-authors Dr. John Rose and Charles Mulford authored “Estimating Temporary and Permanent Working Capital to Discern a Firm’s Asset Financing Strategy” accepted for publication in Journal of Accounting and Finance, June 2018.
Dr. James Garven, professor and holder of The Frank S. Groner Memorial Chair in Finance, and co-author and presenter David Dicks co-authored a presentation titled “A Theory of Capital-Driven Cycles in Insurance” at the American Risk and Insurance Association, held August 7, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.
Jordana George, doctoral candidate, co-authors Dr. Dorothy Leidner and Joshua Been authored “Why Marginalized Groups Struggle to Leverage Digital Activism” accepted for publication in Association for Information Systems, May 2018.
Kathy R. Hillman, associate professor and director of Baptist collections and library advancement, published “Mommy, Why?” by Boots Brizendine, illustrated by Mandy Lambright (WestBow Press, 2018) (Book Review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 130, Issue 24, June 14, 2018.
Kathy Hillman, associate professor and director of Baptist collections and library advancement, published “Make Haste Slowly by Amy K. Rognlie” (Mountain Brook Ink, 2017) (Book Review) in Baptist Standard Digital Edition, Vol. 130, Issue 28, July 12, 2018.
Natalia Lorinkova and co-author Dr. Sara Perry authored “The importance of group-focused transformational leadership and felt obligation for individual helping and group performance,” accepted for publication in Journal of Organizational Behavior, June 2018.
Zonayed Mahid and co-authors Dr. Gina Green and Dr. Hope Koch authored “mHealth Technology: Collaborating for Good” accepted for publication in Association of Information Systems, May 2018.
Dr. Renee Umstattd Meyer, associate professor, and co-authors Dr. Andrew Meyer and Ju-Chien Wu authored “When helping helps: Exploring health benefits of cancer survivors participating in for-cause physical activity events” accepted for publication in BMC Public Health, May 2018.
Whitney Morgan and co-authors Dr. Sara Perry and Yingchun Wang authored “The angry implications of work-family conflict: Examining the effects of leadership on an emotion-based model of deviance” accepted for publication in Journal of Vocational Behavior, May 2018.
Dr. Boris Nikolaev, assistant professor, and co-authors Christopher Boudreaux and Dr. Peter Klein authored “Socio-cognitive traits and entrepreneurship: The moderating role of economic institutions” accepted for publication in Journal of Business Venturing, August 2018.
Milena Nikolova and co-author Dr. Boris Nikolaev authored “Family Matters: involuntary parental unemployment during childhood and subjective wellbeing later in life” accepted for publication in Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, May 2018.
Dr. Linda J. Olafsen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, published “Time-dependent spatial intensity profiles of near-infrared idler pulses from nanosecond optical parametric oscillators” in Applied Physics B, Vol. 124, p. 110, June, 2018, with co-authors Dr. Jeffrey S. Olafsen, associate professor of physics, and Ian K. Eaves, undergraduate researcher in physics, Class of 2011.
Dr. Holly K. Oxhandler, associate dean for research, published “Religion and spirituality among young adults with severe mental illness” in Spirituality in Clinical Practice, June 14, 2018, with co-authors Dr. Sarah Narendorf, University of Houston, and Kelsey M. Moffatt, MSW Alumna.
Dr. Jerry Z. Park, associate professor of sociology, published “Gay Seouls: Expanding Religious Spaces for Non-Heterosexuals in South Korea” in Journal of Homosexuality, Vol. 65, Issue 11, p. 1457-1483, September 19, 2018, with co-authors Dr. Joseph Yi, Hanyang University, Gowoon Jung, State University of New York at Albany, Saul Serna Segura, Kangwon National University, and Dr. Joe Phillip, Yonsei University.
Dr. Sara Perry, assistant professor, and co-authors Christina Rubino and Dr. Emily Hunter authored “Stress in remote work: Two studies testing the Demand-Control-Person model” accepted for publication in European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, May 2018.
Dr. Sara Perry, assistant professor, and co-authors Rodger Griffeth and Kathleen Hall authored “Theory-building in the field of management: A qualitative and quantitative review of four decades of literature” accepted for publication in Information Age Publishing, May 2018.
Uchenna Peters, doctoral candidate, and co-authors Eric Villafranca and Dr. Hope Koch authored “Scaling Up Beyond Walls: Building New Revenue Streams” accepted for publication in Association of Information Systems, May 8, 2018.
Dr. Jeffrey Petersen, professor of sport management, published “FBS Classification Impacts upon Student-Athlete Academic Services in NCAA Division I Institutions” in Applied Research in Coaching and Athletics Annual, Vol. 33, Issue 1, p. 31-59, 2018, with co-authors Dr. Lawrence Judge, Ball State University, and Dr. James Johnson, Ball State University.
Dr. Stacie Petter, professor, authored “If You Can’t Say Something Nice: Factors Contributing to Team Member Silence in Distributed Software Project Teams” accepted for publication in ACM, March 2018.
Dr. Van Pham, professor, and co-author Kelsey Gamel authored “The Short and Long Run Effects of Debt Reduction: Evidence from Debt Relief Under the Enhanced HIPC and MDR Initiatives” accepted for publication in Journal of Asian Business, April 2018.
Dr. Van Pham, professor, and co-author Huyen Pham authored “Sub-Federal Immigration Regulation and the Trump Effect” accepted for publication, April 2018.
Dr. Marlene Reed, senior lecturer, and co-authors Dr. Rochelle Brunson and John Bernhart authored “Exploration of the Efficacy of the Case Method of Teaching” accepted for publication in The CASE Journal, May 2018.
Dr. Christopher Richmann, assistant director of Academy for Teaching and Learning, published “The Gospel as an American Religious Concept” in Word & World, Vol. 38, Issue 3, p. 262-272, June 2018.
Dr. Abdul-Massih Saadi, assistant professor, published “Moshe Bar Kepha’s Cause of the Celebration of the Nativity: A Genre for Exegesis, Ecumenism and Apology, Texts from Christian Late Antiquity” (Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press, 2017), 2017.
Dr. Abdul-Massih Saadi, assistant professor, published '...ا'?سا'?ا Ø¡'?Ø´'? [Translation into Arabic “The book of G. Reynolds, The Emergence of Islam” (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2012)] (Beirut: al-Mashriq, 2017), 2017.
Dr. Abdul-Massih Saadi, assistant professor, published “Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies” in Ninth Century Syriac Exegete and Apologist: Moshe Bar Kepha’s Commentary on Luke, Vol. 20, Issue 1, p. 231-256, 2017.
Dr. Abdul-Massih Saadi, assistant professor, published “Interdependence of Classical Syriac and Suryoyo of Tur Abdin (STA): The Future of the Syriac Language” in Aramäische Studien: Geschichte und Gegenwart, p. 169-191, 2018.
Dr. Abdul-Massih Saadi, assistant professor, published “Orthography for Modern Syriac that Enlivens Classical Syriac” in Aramäische Studien: Geschichte und Gegenwart, p. 193-201, 2018.
Dr. Abdul-Massih Saadi, assistant professor, published “An Innovative Orthography as a Bridge between Classical Syriac and Modern Suryoyo, Part Five, A Weak Verb at final letter” in Ashlay Nissaba for Syriac Language Studies, Vol. 2, Issue 3, p. 20-41, 2017.
Dr. Abdul-Massih Saadi, assistant professor, published “Ninth Century Syriac Exegete and Apologist: Moshe Bar Kepha’s Commentary on Luke” in Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies, Vol. 20, Issue 1, p. 231-256, 2017.
Dr. Qin Sheng, professor, published “Discrete Dyn. Nature and Society” in Discrete Dynamics of Fractional Systems: Theory and Numerical Techniques, Vol. 18, Issue 1, p. 1, June 2018, with co-authors Dr. J. E. Macías-Díaz, Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico, and Dr. Stefania Tomasiello, Universitad D'egli Studi di Salerno, Italy.
Dr. Qin Sheng, professor, published “On variational properties of balanced central fractional derivatives” in Intern J. Comp. Math., Vol. 95, Issue 1, p. 39, July 2018, with co-authors Dr. Haiwei Sun, University of Macau, Macau, and Dr. Yufeng Xu, Central South University, China.
Nadav Shir and co-authors Dr. Boris Nikolaev and Joakim Wincent authored “Entrepreneurship and well-being: The role of psychological autonomy, competence and relatedness” accepted for publication in Journal of Business Venturing, May 2018.
Dr. Lori A. Spies, assistant professor, published “Transformational Leadership as a Framework for Nurse Education about Hypertension in Uganda” in Nurse Education Today, Vol. 64, p. 172-174, May, 2018, with co-authors Dr. Jennifer Gray, Oklahoma Christian University, Dr. Jackline Opollo, adjunct faculty, Dr. Scovia Mbalinda, Makerere University, Dr. Rose Chalo Nabirye, Makerere University, and Cliff Asher Aliga, Aga Khan University.
Dr. Lori A. Spies, assistant professor, published “Nurse-led Hypertension Interventions in East Africa; A Scoping Review” in Worldviews on Evidenced-Based Nursing, June, 2018, with co-authors Susan Bader, director of learning resource center, Dr. Jackline Opollo, adjunct faculty, and Dr. Jennifer Gray, Oklahoma Christian University.
Dr. John Ssozi, clinical associate professor, and co-authors Simplice Asongu and Voxi Amavilah authored “The Effectiveness of Development Aid for Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa” accepted for publication in Journal of Economic Studies, May 2018.
Dr. Rishi Sriram, associate professor of educational leadership, published “What contributes to self-control and grit? The key factors in college students” in Journal of College Student Development, Vol. 59, Issue 3, p. 259-273, June 2018, with co-authors Dr. Perry Glanzer, professor of educational foundations, and Cara Cliburn Allen, doctoral student in higher education studies & leadership.
Dr. Rishi Sriram, associate professor of educational leadership, published “Why college students cheat: A conceptual model of five factors” in The Review of Higher Education, Vol. 41, Issue 4, p. 549-576, June 2018, with co-authors Dr. Hongwei Yu, University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Perry Glanzer, professor of educational foundations, Dr. Byron Johnson, director of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, and Dr. Brandon Moore, McLennan Community College.
Dr. Marty Stuebs, associate professor and R.E. and Marilyn Reamer Professor of Accounting, and co-author Janie Whiteaker-Poe authored “Making Tax Havens Work: The necessity of tax professionalism” accepted for publication in Accounting and the Public Interest, June 2018.
Dr. Rishi Sriram, associate professor of educational leadership, published “Learning About Learning” in About Campus, Vol. 23, Issue 1, p. 13-19, June 2018.
Dr. Charles Thomas, lecturer part-time, authored “Is There a Blockchain in Your Future?” published in Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants April 9, 2018.
Timothy Thomasson, clinical associate professor and undergraduate accounting advisor, and co-authors Don Carpenter, Everlyne Misati and Amanda Christensen-Salem authored “Pass-Through Entities Not Left Out of Tax Reform” published in Today’s CPA, April 2018.
Dr. Jim Underwood, professor of law, published Tort Law: Principles in Practice (2nd Edition), May 2018.
Fred Walumbwa and co-authors Ju-Chien Wu and I-Chieh Hsu authored “Employee service performance and collective turnover: Examining the influence of initiating structure leadership, service climate and meaningfulness” accepted for publication in Human Relations, July 2018.
Dr. M W. Watkins, research professor, published “Factor structure of the WISC-V in four standardization age groups: Exploratory and hierarchical factor analyses with the 16 primary and secondary subtests” in Psychology in the Schools, Vol. 55, p. 741-769, 2018, with co-authors Dr. G.L. Chanivez, Eastern Illinois University, and Dr. S.C. Dombrowski, Rider University.
Dr. Chris Wynveen, associate professor, published “The Context of Place: Issues Measuring Place Attachment across Urban Forest Contexts” in Journal of Forestry, Vol. 116, Issue 4, p. 367-373, June 2018, with co-authors Dr. Ingrid Schneider, University of Minnesota, and Dr. Arne Arnberger, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria.
Dr. Jay Yoo, associate professor, published “Predicting consumer intention to purchase clothing products made from sustainable fabrics: Implications for the fast fashion industry” in Clothing Cultures, Vol. 5, Issue 1, p. 47-60, August 2018, with co-authors Dr. Lorynn Divita, associate professor, and Dr. Hye-Young Kim, University of Minnesota.

Presentations

Dr. Daniel Bennett, research professor, presented “Grant Awards to Innovative Firms or Firms Innovative at Grant-seeking? An Analysis of Multiple Phase II SBIR Awardees” at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference sponsored by Babson College, held June 2018 in Ireland.
Dr. Stephanie Boddie, assistant professor of church and community ministries, Dr. Hyepin Im and Peter Hwang, presented “Korean and Black Churches in Pursuit of Reconciliation and Unity” at Association for the Sociology of Religion Conference, held August 12, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Stephanie Boddie, assistant professor of church and community ministries, Dr. Randall Mason, University of Pennsylvania, Ashley Hahn, University of Pennsylvania, Molly Lester, University of Pennsylvania, Kalen Flynn, University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Amy Hillier, University of Pennsylvania, presented “Changing Historic Sacred Places in Philadelphia” at Association for the Sociology of Religion Conference, held August 12, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Stephanie Boddie, assistant professor of church and community ministries, and Sonari Chidi, University of Pennsylvania, presented “Unfinished Business: From the Great Migration to Black Lives Matter” at Association for the Sociology of Religion Conference, held August 13, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Stephanie Boddie, assistant professor of church and community ministries, Adrienne Cain, assistant director of Oral History Institute, and Sonari Chidi, University of Pennsylvania, presented “Unfinished Business: From the Great Migration to Black Lives Matter” at Oral History Association, held October 13, 2018 in Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Dr. Stephanie Boddie, assistant professor of church and community ministries, and Lynn Harper II, graduate student, presented “Congregations Connecting Giving, Family Development and Community Development” at Way to Give, held October 3-5, 2018 in Waco, Texas.
Dr. Steve Bradley, professor and The E.M. and Thelma Stevens Chair of Private Enterprise and Entrepreneurship, and co-authors Russell Browder and Howard Aldrich presented “Resource Sharing, Technical Skills, and Group Learning: The Propensity for Entrepreneurial Action in the Maker Movement” at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference sponsored by Babson College, held June 2018 in Ireland.
Dr. Gia Chevis, clinical professor, director of graduate accounting program and holder of The Price Waterhouse Faculty Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, was a panelist for “Data Analytics Curriculum Development Q&A” at the Intensive Data and Analytics Summer Workshop sponsored by American Accounting Association, held June 6, 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Gia Chevis, clinical professor, director of graduate accounting program and holder of The Price Waterhouse Faculty Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, presented “Developing a Data Analytics Mindset: Beyond Software” at the Intensive Data and Analytics Summer Workshop sponsored by American Accounting Association, held June 6, 2018 in Orlando, Florida.
Dr. Julie deGraffenried, associate professor, presented “Scripting War: Soviet Children, Identity and Culture in the Great Patriotic War” at Center for Slavic and East European Studies Graduate Student Choice Lecture, held February 28, 2018 in The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Lynn Downs, part-time lecturer, and co-author Lorena Bailey presented “An Extension of the Leadership Challenge Philosophy Paper with Models” at the Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S) Graduate School Research and Education Symposium, held April 2018 in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Lynn Downs, part-time lecturer, and co-authors Dr. Forest Kim and Dr. Bradley Beauvais presented “Evaluating Curricula for Competency and Accreditation” at the Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S) Graduate School Research and Education Symposium, April 2018.
Dr. Lynn Downs, part-time lecturer, and co-authors Peter Easter and Marcus Lai, presented “Schedule Lag and No-show rater for Primary Care in the Military Health System” at the Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S) Graduate School Research and Education Symposium sponsored by Graduate School, April 2018.
Dr. Lynn Downs, part-time lecturer, co-authors Katie Stewart, Mandy Wolfe and Lorena Bailey presented “Student Demographic Factors’ Effect on Competency Acquisition” at the Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S) Graduate School Research and Education Symposium, April 2018.
Dr. Nathan T. Elkins, associate professor of art history, presented “The Image and Audience of Roman Imperial Coinage Bearing Jewish Themes” at XIth Congress of the European Association of Jewish Studies, held July 16, 2018 in Krakow, Poland.
Dr. C. Stephen Evans, University professor of philosophy and humanities, presented “Plenary Address: Worldviews, Moral Seemings, and Moral Epistemology” at International Conference on Moral Epistemology, held June 2, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia.
Dr. Dave Hurtt, professor, and R. Hurtt, Martha Eining and Claire Richards presented “Anti-fraud controls and fraud risk factors in the non-profit world: Evidence from the IRS Form 990” at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting sponsored by American Accounting Association, held August 6, 2018 in Washington D.C.
Dr. Kathy Hurtt, associate professor and holder of the KPMG - Thomas L. Holton Chair of Accountancy, and Claire Richards, Martha Eining and R. Hurtt presented “Anti-Fraud Controls and Fraud Risk Factors in the Non-Profit World” at the Annual Congress of the EAA sponsored by European Accounting Association, held May 30, 2018 in Milan, Italy.
Dr. Hope Koch, associate professor of information systems and holder of The Godfrey Sullivan Endowed Professorship, co-authors and co-presenters Julia Hitchcock and Phil Young presented “The use of an mHealth Application to Improve Hypertension Health Literacy Outcomes in India” at the Louise Herrington Nursing School Board of Directors sponsored by Louise Herrington Nursing School, held April 18, 2018 in Dallas, Texas.
Dr. Nisha Kulangara, assistant professor, and co-authors Markus Biehl and Edmund Prater presented “Don’t just resolve conflicts, resolve it quickly and efficiently- A look at the impact of conflict negotiation in buyer supplier relationships and its outcomes!” at the Annual Production and Operations Management Society Conference sponsored by Production and Operations Management Society, held May 2018 in Houston, Texas.
Dr. John Laurie, clinical assistant professor and director of the 1846 Student Entrepreneurship Incubator, presented “Examining the Success of Workplace Wellness Programs” at the Society for Advancement of Management International Business Conference sponsored by Society for Advancement of Management, held March 2018 in Washington D.C.
Dr. Dorothy Leidner, professor, director of the Baylor Center for Knowledge Management and holder of The Randall W. and Sarah Ferguson Professorship, presented “The ideal PhD student” at the Big XII MIS Plus Conference sponsored by Oklahoma State University, held April 7, 2018 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Dr. Dorothy Leidner, professor, director of the Baylor Center for Knowledge Management and holder of The Randall W. and Sarah Ferguson Professorship, presented “Information Technology and the Democratization of Dignity” at Lund University, held May 22, 2018 in Lund, Sweden.
Dr. Antonio Macias, assistant professor, and co-author Audra Boone presented “Merger Negotiations in the Shadow of Judicial Appraisal” at the 2018 American Law and Economics Association (ALEA) Annual Meeting sponsored by ALEA, held May 11, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Paul Mason, assistant professor, and Steven Utke co-authored a presentation titled “Financial Reporting Choices of Large Private Firms” at the University of Massachusetts research workshop sponsored by University of Massachusetts, held March 2018 in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Dr. Paul Mason, assistant professor, and Steven Utke co-authored a presentation titled “Financial Reporting Choices of Large Private Firms” at the University of Florida research workshop sponsored by University of Florida, held April 2018 in Gainesville, Florida.
Dr. Paul Mason, assistant professor, and Steven Utke co-authored a presentation titled “Financial Reporting Choices of Large Private Firms” at the University of Wisconsin research workshop sponsored by University of Wisconsin, held April 2018 in Madison, Wisconsin.
Dr. Paul Mason, assistant professor, and Steven Utke co-authored a presentation titled “Financial Reporting Choices of Large Private Firms” at the Temple University Accounting Research Conference sponsored by Temple University, held August 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Melanie Millar, assistant professor, and co-authors Roger White and Xin Zheng presented “Hand in the Pot Cookie Jar: Does Employee Substance Abuse Predict Fraud?” at the 2018 IPA Conference (University of Edinburgh) sponsored by University of Edinburgh, held July 12, 2018 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Dr. Melanie Millar, assistant professor, and co-author Roger White presented “Hand in the Pot Cookie Jar: Does Employee Substance Abuse Predict Fraud?” at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, held August 6, 2018 in National Harbor, Maryland.
Dr. Ann Mirabito, associate professor, presented “Does the Stigmatization Process Follow the Same Path for Stigmatizers and for the Stigmatized? An Empirical Study in the Context of Mental Health” at the Marketing and Public Policy Conference, held June 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Ann Mirabito, associate professor, co-authors Justine Rapp, Elizabeth Crosby and Natalie Adkins and co-presenter Justine Rapp co-authored a presentation titled “Marketplace, Mental Illness and Me: Exploring Self-Esteem, Self-Compassion and Self-Efficacy in Consumer Wellbeing” at the Marketing and Public Policy Conference, held June 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Ann Mirabito, associate professor, and co-chair Marie Yeh chaired a panel “Mental Illness and the Marketplace: Understanding the Challenge and Working Towards a Marketing Research Agenda” at the Marketing and Public Policy Conference, held June 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Ann Mirabito, associate professor, and co-chair Marie Yeh chaired a panel “Stigma: A Marketplace Problem Experienced by Multiple Identities” at the Marketing and Public Policy Conference, held June 2018 in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Ann Mirabito, associate professor, presented “The State of Digital Healthcare Marketing: Patient First, Mobile Ready, Socially Engaged, and Technology-Enabled” at the Digital Healthcare Transformation Assembly sponsored by The Millennium Alliance, held June 10, 2018 in Denver, Colorado.
Dr. Sara Perry, assistant professor, presented “The threshold effect of relative leader-member exchange (RLMX) on engagement and performance.” at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting sponsored by Academy of Management, held August 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.
David Reid, clinical assistant professor, presented “Angel Funding” at the Temple Health & Bioscience District MedTech Conference - Growing Your Startup from the Ground Up sponsored by Temple Health & Bioscience District, held May 2018 in Temple, Texas.
Dr. James Roberts, professor, director of the Center for Nonprofit Leadership and Service and holder of The Ben Williams Professorship in Marketing, and co-authors and co-presenters Madison Lowry and Brian Kinghorn, presented “Lord of my own tiny screen-sized kingdom: Social media creeping, catfishing, gossiping and personality traits” at the 30th Annual Association for Psychological Science Conference sponsored by Association for Psychological Science, held May 26, 2018 in San Francisco, California.
Dr. Abdul-Massih Saadi, assistant professor, presented “Teaching Suryoyo through Biblical Stories,” at Conference on Teaching the Mother Tongue in Swedish educational Institutions, held May 18-19, 2018 in Linköping Municipality, Sweden.
Dr. Abdul-Massih Saadi, assistant professor, presented “Workshop in Modern Syriac Orthography” at Conference on Teaching the Mother Tongue in Swedish educational Institutions, held May 18-19, 2018 in Linköping Municipality, Sweden.
Dr. Qin Sheng, professor, presented “Plenary Talk on the expectation of splitting methods for solving partial differential equations” at the 2018 National Conference on Optimization and Numerical Analysis (ENOAN), held August 27-31, 2018 in Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Dr. Rishi Sriram, associate professor of Educational Leadership, presented “The Role of Talent in College Student Success” at The Association for Christians in Student Development, held June 2018 at Biola University in La Mirada, California.
Carolyn Turner, senior lecturer, presented “Data Analysis of Vital Statistics for Orangutans for Establishing Norms” at the The Great Ape Society of Central Texas sponsored by Cameron Park Zoo, held July 19, 2018 in Waco, Texas.
Vedana Vaidhyanathan, health and life sciences librarian, presented “Library Certificate for Data Research,” co-authored by Dr. Christina Chan-Park, science librarian, Joshua Been, digital scholarship librarian, Sinai Wood, social sciences librarian, Eileen Bentsen, humanities librarian, and Carol Schuetz, business librarian, at South-Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, held October 22, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas.
Vedana Vaidhyanathan, health and life sciences librarian, presented “Is your review systematic enough? Teaching non-medical researchers whether they need to conduct a systematic review” at South-Central Chapter of the Medical Library Association, held October 22, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas.
Eric Villafranca, doctoral candidate, presented “The Problems with Sharing: A Research Agenda for the Access Economy” at the Big XII+ MIS Symposium sponsored by Oklahoma State University, April 5, 2018 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Dr. Cindy Wu, associate professor, and co-authors C.N. Bridges, Ju-Chien Wu, M.E. McClendon, M. Patterson and S. Walsh presented “Implementation of the BearStand behavioral intervention: A process evaluation” at the 18th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Health Behavior, held March 7, 2018 in Portland, Oregon.
Dr. Cindy Wu, associate professor, and co-authors Dr. Renee Umstattd Meyer, Dr. Andrew Meyer and Patricia Nunley presented “Constructing positive meanings in cancer: Coping resources and cancer survivors’ job loss” at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, held August 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Cindy Wu, associate professor, co-authors I-Chieh Hsu, Amanda Christensen and Everlyne Misati and co-presenter Everlyne Misati co-authored a presentation titled “Motivating nurses to perform & stay: Improving lives through initiating structure leadership” at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, held August 2018 in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Jay Yoo, associate professor, presented “A Study of the Relationships between Tanning Methods and the Intentions to Engage in Risky Appearance-Related Behaviors” at AAFCS 109th Annual Conference & Expo, held June 25, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Awards

Dr. Susan Power Bratton, professor, received Fellowship for the Academic Year 2018-2019 from The Humanities Institute University of Virginia. Announced March 2018, beginning August 2018 for Selection of proposal based in research and writing project on the Appalachian Trail and higher peaks as sacred landscape.
Dr. Nathan T. Elkins, associate professor of art history (Greek and Roman), received Best Specialized Book Award (World Coins - Pre 1500) from Numismatic Literary Guild on August 16, 2018 for The Image of Political Power in the Reign of Nerva, AD 96-98 (Oxford University Press, 2017).
Dr. Nathan T. Elkins, associate professor of art history, received Margo Tytus Fellowship from Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati on September 1-December 31, 2018 for Research Project: “Images of Praise: Roman Art and Coinage from the Late Republic to Trajan.”
Dr. Linda J. Olafsen, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, received Senior Member from Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) on June 23, 2018 for over 21 years of professional practice and for significant performance reflecting professional accomplishment and maturity in mid-infrared semiconductor laser and optoelectronic device engineering.
Dr. Jay Yoo, associate professor, received Best Paper Award from American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences on June 25, 2018. Manuscript was selected as the Best Paper in Apparel, Textile, and Merchandising for 2017.

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